STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu on Friday started its first offline classes for MBBS students.
“This a proud and historic moment for all of us in AIIMS Jammu and people of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, with the commencement of first Offline/ Physical Classes of 02nd Prof MBBS (First Batch) at Makeshift Hostel and Academic / Teaching Accommodation at Jammu,” the officials said.
“The second batch of 60 MBBS Students’ online classes have been started since 28th March 2022. They will be shifted to AIIMS Jammu before the end of April 2022,” they said.
Once the first phase of accommodation is completed the students shall be shifted to AIIMS Vijaypur Campus.
About 230 staff housing in multi-storey towers, Under Graduate (Boys & Girls) Hostel, Post Graduate (Boys & Girls), Post Graduate (Married) and Nursing Hostel have been catered in the first phase.
The residential Campus will have cricket stadium, basket ball court, lawn tennis, squash court besides other sports facilities.
Sufficient surface parking for approximately 3284 equivalent car space have been provided.
A guest House Facility and Night Shelter for 256 patients’ attendants have also been provided.
The construction of AIIMS, Vijaypur Campus spread over 227 acres of land with total construction area of 2,25,205sq.m.is going on in full swing and expected to be commissioned by March 2023.